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Bishops of the Eastern Eparchy

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'''Eastern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC)'''

==Definition==

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Eastern_Canada Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern Canada] is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eparchy eparchy] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese diocese] of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada] (UOCC) under the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Constantinople Church of Constantinople]. The eparchy (diocese) was established in 1951.

==Components==

The Eastern Eparchy consists of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada Canadian provinces] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario Ontario] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec Quebec]. It has about 27 parishes, with 2 cathedral churches :

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Volodymyr%27s_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Cathedral_(Toronto) Saint Volodymyr in Toronto], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sophie_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Cathedral Saint Sophie in Montreal].

The ruling bishop of the eparchy has been styled either as “Bishop of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon Saskatoon], and the Eastern Eparchy”, or “Bishop of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto], and the Eastern Eparchy”. The former title was related to certain tensions regarding who had the right amongst Orthodox bishops to use the title “Toronto”.

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'''Bishop’s residence and Eastern Eparchy office'''

==Bishops of the Eastern Eparchy==

The first bishop of the newly-established eparchy was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Bishop_Platon_(Artemiuk) Bishop Platon (Artemiuk)] in 1951.

The second bishop of the eparchy was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Michael_(Khoroshy) Archbishop Michael (Khoroshy)] in 1951. He became Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada in 1973.

The third bishop of the eparchy was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archbishop_Nicholas_(Debryn) Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn)] in 1973. He served until his repose in 1981.

The fourth bishop of the eparchy was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Wasyly_(Fedak) Archbishop Wasyly (Fedak)] in 1981. He became Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada in 1985.

'''Change of name, and reception into the Patriarchate of Constantinople, 1990'''

In 1990, the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada changed its name to the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]. In the same year, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada was received into communion with the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Constantinople Patriarchate of Constantinople], and all the bishops became a part of that patriarchate.

The fifth bishop of the eparchy was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Yurij_(Kalistchuk) Bishop Yurij (Kalistchuk) in 1985]. He became Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada in 2010.

The sixth bishop of the eparchy is [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Bishop_Andriy_(Peshko) Bishop Andriy (Peshko)]. He served from 2010-____.

==Contact information==

Eastern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

Східна Єпархія Української Православної Церкви в Канаді

3281, Cindy Crescent

Mississauga, Ontario

L4Y 3J7

Telephone : (905) 206-9372

Fax : (905) 206-9373

Е-mail : info@uocceast.ca ; bishopandriy@rogers.com

Web-site : uocceast.ca

[facebook.com/uocceast Facebook]

==References==

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Eastern_Canada Wikipedia article about the Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern Canada]

'''Additional information :'''

[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]

[https://www.uocc.ca/ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada web-site]

[https://uocceast.ca/eparchy/the-ukrainian-orthodox-church-of-canada/eastern-eparchy-of-the-ukrainian-orthodox-church-of-canada/ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada Eastern Eparchy web-site]

[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Central_Eparchy_of_the_UOCC Central Eparchy of the UOCC]

[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Eastern_Eparchy_UOCC Eastern Eparchy of the UOCC]

[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Western_Eparchy_of_the_UOCC Western Eparchy of the UOCC]

Please send your suggestions, additions, corrections or contributions to this address :

info@orthodoxcanada.ca

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